one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
chain mail (armor, armour)
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
roundhouse kick; turning kick
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
protracted war; war of attrition
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
precognitive dream; foresight dream; prophetic dream
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
massing (of troops); gathering
contest held in the presence of a daimyo, shogun or the Emperor; match attended by the team's owner
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
disdaining everybody; not caring an ounce about other people's feelings